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"We are becoming a society that accepts the unacceptable, that looks the other way when our neighbors are in need or if a wrong is being committed. We continue to watch the videotape of professional basketball players jumping into the seats to attack unruly fans. We allow our children to play games that depict graphic violence. And all we do is say, "Tsk, tsk." We should do more. "
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Another Comedic Great, George Carlin Dies
Comedian George Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, died of
heart failure Sunday, according to publicist Jeff Abraham. Carlin went
to St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon,
complaining of chest pain, and died at 5:55 p.m. PT. Carlin performed as
recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas,
Nevada, and maintained a busy performing schedule, which included
regular TV special Carlin was often quoted, his best lines traded like baseball cards. "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?" began one famous routine. Another pointed out the differences between the pastoral game of baseball and the militaristic game of football: "Baseball is played on a diamond, in a park. The baseball park! Football is played on a gridiron, in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium." Then there were the non sequiturs: "The bigger they are, the worse they smell," he observed. He filled three best-selling books, more than 20 record albums and countless television appearances with his material. He appreciated the impact his words made on fans. "These are nice additional merit badges that you earn if you've left a mark on a person or on some people," he told CNN.com in 2004. "I'd say it's flattering, but flattery implies insincerity, so I call it a compliment." Carlin was probably best known for a routine that began, "I was thinking about the curse words and the swear words, the cuss words and the words that you can't say." It was a monologue, known as "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television," that got Carlin arrested and eventually led to the U.S. Supreme Court. The "Seven Dirty Words" bit prompted a landmark indecency case after New York's WBAI-FM radio aired it in 1973. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, which ruled 5-4 that the sketch was "indecent but not obscene," giving the Federal Communications Commission broad leeway to determine what constituted indecency on the airwaves. "So my name is a footnote in American legal history, which I'm perversely kind of proud of," Carlin said. "In the context of that era, it was daring. "It just sounds like a very self-serving kind of word. I don't want to go around describing myself as a 'groundbreaker' or a 'difference-maker' because I'm not and I wasn't," he said. "But I contributed to people who were saying things that weren't supposed to be said." In November, Carlin was slated to receive the 2008 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, given by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. "In his lengthy career as a comedian, writer and actor, George Carlin has not only made us laugh, but he makes us think," Kennedy Center Chairman Stephen Schwarzman said in a statement. "His influence on the next generation of comics has been far-reaching." In a typically wry response, Carlin said, "Thank you, Mr. Twain. Have your people call my people." Carlin was born on May 12, 1937, in New York. He dropped out of high school in the ninth grade and joined the Air Force, where his misfit ways continued -- he received three courts-martial and several punishments. After leaving the military, he spent a few years in radio, where he met Burns. In 1960, the pair left to pursue a comedy career in Los Angeles. Burns told the AP that the Carlin of those years was "fairly conservative," but things changed when the two saw Lenny Bruce in the early '60s. "It was an epiphany for George," Burns told the AP. "The comedy we were doing at the time wasn't exactly groundbreaking, and George knew then that he wanted to go in a different direction." Carlin remembered a similar feeling, he told CNN.com. "[His career] represented a lot of such honesty on the stage, the willingness to confront a lot of sacred cows and expose them," he said of Bruce. "He did it with a great deal of irreverence and with a lot of brilliance." Carlin went solo in 1962. For most of the decade, he was a conservative-looking presence: clean-shaven, attired in jacket and tie, making his amused observations to audiences on "The Tonight Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show." But as the times changed, so did Carlin. He let his hair down, grew a beard and dressed in jeans and tie-dyed T-shirts. It was this Carlin who became a hit with college audiences in the early '70s and made such albums as "FM & AM" and "Occupation: Foole." Carlin hosted the first broadcast of "Saturday Night Live" in October 1975. He will be missed.
New Artist Sherine Samms Album "Simple Things" Is Hot!
Since I first heard Ms. Samms, I could see something was clear. This artist had a style that bordered on Jazz meets pop meets R&B and then sprinkle some gospel and summer breezes of cool winds and you have Sherine Samms. And I couldn't stop listening to her sound! Her voice, as far as I'm concerned, is different in its approach to her songs from what you would hear in today's music world. And she has the face of an angel. Meaning she has class. Ms. Samms songs are a breath of fresh air in a world of stale music styles that the major record companies keep churning out year after year. Partly because of who these companies hire to either make their music or sign the same ole tired artists! Artist who don't have a clue on how to write music that comes from the heart. Enter people like "Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Alicia Keyes, Jennifer Meade" all who have this skill, as does Sherine Samms. We are entering a new era (i.e. Mr. Obama)and it stands to reason that a new music movement is coming as well. So get ready people, real music is coming back and Ms. Samms will be of that group who paves the way. "If your looking for something different and fresh, check out Sherine Samms cd "Simple Things" by visiting her web page by clicking on her picture. I feel this artist will make her mark in the music world, real soon..." KB
Is Capital One The Worst Credit Card Company Ever? Yes!Posted: 2007-03-26 by Kerry [send email] Read
about one persons nightmare about Capital One's Fraud business practices! This company has more complaints than most credit card companies. Ever wonder why? And recently their profits have dropped 42 percent! Here is one reason why.... I am
seeking to file a complaint against Capital One Credit Card Company for
fraudulent practices. I have also contacted my congressperson and both
California Senators in writing. I will also copy this complaint to all
consumer websites (the internet is a wonderful thing), The Attorney General
of Virginia, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions as well as CNN,
Sixty Minutes, Primetime and anyone else I can think of who can speak out
against this type of egregious behavior. I know it's hard for the media
conglomerates to step forward and dig deeper when their advertising revenue
comes from companies like Capital One. However, after watching some of the
hearings in Washington last week against banks and credit card companies
charging excessive fees to their customers, I felt compelled to finally
express my frustration for the hard working tax payers of this country and
to ask Capital One’s CEO, Richard Fairbank to stop abusing your customers.
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Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
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click here Without a doubt, the greatest guitarist ever, Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland" album is truly groundbreaking! A must for any music lover or beginning musician. This is Jimi's best work, check out Jimi's sound painting "Moon, Turn The Tides ... Gently Gently Away", this piece is incredible! If you do not own any Hendrix albums, this is absolutely the one to get! You will not be disappointed. There will never be another like him.. Ever.
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K.B.
Angela Bofill - Angie
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Exotic and exhilarating, sweet and
soothing, picturesque and inviting. She conjures vivid imagery
with her interpretations. I discovered "Angie" about five years
ago not too long after I started college. I picked up a vinyl
copy, and I have been in love with Angela ever since. This
beautifully packaged reissue truly does the album justice.
"Under the Moon and Over the Sky" is a jazz/fusion delight; it's
Afro-Cuban rhythms are intoxicating. The highs and lows Bofill
hits will give you chills. It is that kind of drama that makes
this record a compelling listen. Her definitive take on "This
Time I'll Be Sweeter" is a joyous, moving masterpiece. He pleas
of "have faith in me" are almost palpable. But in my opinion,
the best track is "The Only Thing I Would Wish For." The jazzy
vocal arrangement and flute work by Dave Valentin paint a real
picture of what GRP was all about in its infancy. So this CD is
well worth the price... it is a moving experience.
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